Collectrate

District Administrative Setup

The Collectorate play a pivotal role in the District administration of Cuddalore. The Collector in the Cadre of I.A.S heads the District. He/She acts as the Disaster Magistrate for maintaining Law and Order in his jurisdiction. He/She deals mainly with planning and development, law and order, general elections, arms licensing etc. The Additional Collector/District Revenue Officer runs the Revenue Administration under various enactments in the District. He/She is also designed as Additional District Magistrate. He/She mainly deals with civil supplies, land matters, mines and minerals, village officers etc.
The District Revenue Officer (DRO) and Deputy Collectors assists the collector in discharging their duties. The District Revenue Officer looks after all the branches of the Collectorate. He /She deals mainly with general administration and is vested with supervision of day-to-day functions of the Collectorate.

The Project Director, District Rural Development Agency in the cadres of IAS/DRO, Personal Assistant Panchayat Development in the cadre of Deputy Collector, Municipal commissioners and Executive Officers of Town Panchayats are assisting the collector in Panchayat development and urban local body related works.

The Table below explains each and every section dealing subject in collectorate :